Microscopy Techniques in Plant Studies—2nd Edition
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Development and Morphogenesis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2025 | Viewed by 868
Special Issue Editors
Interests: microscopy; plant ultrastructure; cell biology; nanomaterials
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Interests: plant science; microscopy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plant biology studies include several approaches, ranging from gene expression experiments to the evaluation of plant growth when in contact with nanostructured materials. Undoubtedly, all studies contribute to the accumulation of knowledge in plant physiology, anatomy, and ultrastructure. While many techniques can be used to advance research, microscopy techniques can be applied to solve problems in many fields of plant biology and are extremely versatile.
Recently, the investigation of plants using microscopy has surpassed traditional techniques such as light and scanning electron microscopy and has even focused on previously unapplied techniques, such as Raman microscopy, SIMS microscopy, focused ion beam, and others.
With the aim of strengthening the scientific basis for plant science, we welcome articles that enhance our understanding of all aspects of plant biology and that include microscopic investigation. Review articles are also welcome.
Dr. Emilio de Castro Miguel
Dr. Maura Da Cunha
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plant microscopy
- plant cell
- ultrastructure cell wall
- plant anatomy
- nanotechnology
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